So CNN personality Richard Quest got caught with his  pants full of drugs and his manjunk all macraméd up like my grandma’s begonias in some sort of kinky …something, and I for one say well done. It has been far, far too long since last we’ve had a good Central Park cruising scandal and while this one wasn’t quite what I’d hoped for (really I’m holding out for something involving Morley Safer, a ball gag and a stolen llama dyed the colors of the American Flag) I’ll take it anyway I can get it. If you know what I mean, and I think you do.

Here are the answers to Monday’s puzzle corner:
1. Jane Seymore/Solitaire (Live and Let Die)
2. Barbara Bach/Anya Amasova (The Spy Who Loved Me)
3. Honor Blackman/Pussy Galore (Goldfinger)
4. Jill St John/Tiffany Case (Diamonds are Forever)
5. Famke Janssen/Xenia Onatopp (Goldeneye)
6. Lois Chiles/Holly Goodhead (Moonraker)
7. Denise Richards/Dr Christmas Jones (The World is Not Enough)
8. Carey Lowell/Pam Bouvier (Licence to Kill)
9. Britt Ekland/Mary Goodnight (The Man with the Golden Gun)
10. Maud Adams/Octopussy (Octopussy)

Congratulations to mamafitz for a perfect score!  Your finesse in Bond femme fatales leaves us breathless and tingling with goosebumps.  Thanks for playing, everyone! For your enjoyment, here’s a real life Bond girl who knows how to have some fun.

Many congratulations to Stellacomans and Snarkypants who correctly identified this woman as Lady Randolph Churchill, Winston’s mum.

Let’s see Momma Cruise fit THIS into her Balenciaga tote.

Here are the answers to Monday’s Puzzle corner:
1. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
2. 10 Things I Hate About You
3. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999)
4. Hamlet (1996)
5. Romeo & Juliet (1968)
6. Richard III (1995)
7. Shakespeare in Love
8. The Merchant of Venice (2004)
9. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
10. Henry V (1989)

Congratulations to la vache espagnole (a fellow HK’er I see!) followed closely by Leah with her enlightening treatise for a spectacular 9/10! We erupt in rousing cheers and deafening applause at this dazzling display of mastery. For your troubles, please go and  work Shakespearean Insult Generator to your heart’s content. And for mine, well I’ll just sit back and enjoy the sight of a shirtless Keanu Reeves (possibly the most maligned actor to appear in a Shakespeare movie) receiving an oil massage while wearing tight leather pants.

Here are the answers to Tuesday’s puzzle corner:
1. Angie Dickinson (Sergeant Pepper Anderson in Police Woman)
2. Mariska Hargitay (Detective Olivia Benson in Law & Order: SVU)
3. Stephanie Zimbalist (Laura Holt in Remington Steele)
4. Heather Locklear (Officer Stacy Sheridan in TJ Hooker)
5. Tyne Daly & Sharon Gless (Cagney & Lacey)
6. Kyra Sedgwick (Deputy Police Chief Brenda Johnson in The Closer)
7. Jill Hennessy (Dr Jordan Cavanaugh in Crossing Jordan)
8. Marg Helgenberger (Catherine Willows in CSI)
9. Cybil Shepherd (Maddie Hayes in Moonlighting)
10. Kate Jackson (Sabrina Duncan in Charlie’s Angels)

Congratulations to Sarah J & Jailifer (although answering later, Jailifer did name the actress/tv character, not the tv show) for a splendid 8 out of 10. We fire a 21-gun salute in honour of your awesome sleuthing skills! A special mention also goes to Deborah for identifying the elusive no. 6.  And raincoaster, please find it your heart to forgive me for not posting a more flattering picture of Angie Dickinson.  If you see the only other pic I had of her, you will concede that I didn’t have much to work with.  Take a gander at this, it’s like something Mischa Barton would wear (ok, maybe slightly better than that):

Manolo says, it is the movie event of 2008!

but there’s no way in HELL she’ll fit in that basket.

sadly, he is worried about inflation. IYKWIM